Anabasis
Side Project Brewing

AnabasisAnabasis
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From:
Side Project Brewing
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
Ranked #3
ABV:
14%
Score:
100
Ranked #34
Avg:
4.67 | pDev: 5.14%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
284
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 10, 2024
Added:
Feb 09, 2015
Wants:
  215
Gots:
  20
Anabasis [uh-nab-uh-sis] is one of our favorite beers. A beer in which we haven't adjusted anything as far as recipe, water, hopping or fermentation since is was a homebrew. However, we continually experiment with different barrels and resting times, always trying to find harmony in this American/English-inspired Barleywine.

Blend #6 - aged in Blantons barrels for 19 months and Willett Family Estate Rye barrels for 26 months.

For the 5th blend, Anabasis was put into oak on October 8th of 2018 where it rested in Blanton's and Weller 12yr barrels. After 27 months, we chose a blend which consisted of 38.4% aged in Blanton's and 61.6% aged in the Weller 12yr. Blanton's is a perennial favorite for this recipe and consistently compliments the Anabasis profile. Weller 12yr barrels have always proven successful (D2 and DM also rested in Weller 12yr), but exhibit a softer finish to the already hoppy and assertive Anabasis.

Blend #5: Aged in Blanton's and Weller 12-year Barrels for 27 months, then blended.

Blend #4: Rested for 2 years in Blanton’s and Eagle Rare barrels before blending and deciding it was ready to share with you.

Blend #3: Aged for 24 months in Heaven Hill Barrels.

Blend #2: Aged in a blend of Blanton's and Elijah Craig 12yr Barrels.

Blend #1: Aged in a Blanton's barrel.
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Rated: 4.91 by BubalooBrewMaster from Kentucky

Mar 10, 2024
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Rated by jb_4226 from Texas

4.9/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
#195, delicious!
Dec 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.23 by ADG2995 from Missouri

Nov 28, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.16/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle at share, Blend #5. Near black pour, thin beige head settles out to ring. malty aroma, light roast, chocolate, dates, fig. Taste is mildly sweet, malty, chocolate, raisins, prune. Hefty body.
Nov 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.81 by mmoore9363 from Arizona

Nov 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.58 by Chilmer from Iowa

Nov 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.68 by SayBoom from Ukraine

Sep 29, 2023
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Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York

4.38/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
750ml waxed and capped bottle into a Side Project snifter.

Pours rich, muddy, and dense. No head, no lace, huge, oily, chunky legs. Nose is booze, raisin, anise, brown sugar, sweet soy sauce, and plum. Very aromatic. Beer opens dried purple fruit. Notes of prunes, sweet soy sauce, anise, and raisin. Layers of brown sugar, molasses in the middle. Bone dry and boozy at the end. Syrup, tobacco, oak, and almost a salty molasses in the aftertaste. Fantastic complexity. Body is full with low carbonation. Thick, oily, and chewy on the palate. Boozy, bone dry finish with a sticky aftertaste.

Very solid. Great complexity.
Aug 06, 2023
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.65/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Appearance - the beer was almost black in appearance with some variation in color and little carbonation.

Smell - The nose was composed of the barrel and dark fruits. It lean toward the sweet side.

Taste - The bourbon barrel was strong with this one, but not hot. Notes of port, fruit, leather, tobacco, cherries, and oak were present. Needless to say, it was a diverse pallet. The port and oak notes really stood out. This was a sipper.

Mouthfeel - The body was not overly thick, especially when judged to today’s outrageous standards. Carbonation was muted.

Overall - This is an elite barleywine.
Aug 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.81 by crobinso from Colorado

Jul 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.51 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Jun 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.68 by beersgud from Kansas

Jun 11, 2023
 
Rated: 4.79 by KCBeerNerd from Missouri

May 16, 2023
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.65/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Blend #5. Thanks to Luscious_Malfoy for hooking me up with this bottle! So the appearance is not a looker: sludgy brown body, no head, but the rest of this beer is breathtaking. Big rich and complex rustic bourbon barrel, barley, toasted caramel, tons of dark fruit, rye, molasses, char, black licorice, vanillins, and leather nose. Taste is similar: adds slight anise no licorice and char though, oxidized sugars with attached earthiness, vanillins emerge over time more. Feel is thick and warm with great barrel character, barley splashes on the palate in such a smooth way, luxurious and complex, though heavy. Met the hype!
May 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.56 by rarapacz from Minnesota

Apr 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.69 by Lucoli from New York

Apr 01, 2023
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Reviewed by Sandis from Minnesota

4.63/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Blend 5 poured from a 750ml bottle into a tulip. Perfectly sweet. Nicely thick. This ranks up their with some of the best Revolution BW in my opinion.
Mar 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.48 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Mar 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.47 by GeorgeAKeim from Oregon

Jan 30, 2023
 
Anabasis from Side Project Brewing
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 284 ratings